10 Awesome Melvins Songs You've Ignored For Too Long

5. Tipping The Lion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9x5jwi9w7Q Tipping the Lion - also from their album Stag - is a winding and hypnotic trip through seventies-esque psychedelia. A bouncy bassline propels the trippy, sparse guitar that leads the song. It combines deep hooks with a quirky style, keeping you on the edge of your seat, not knowing what to expect as the song progresses. This track keeps with the tradition the band has of combining deceptively simplistic music into a song more than the sum of its parts. This cut is in constant motion no matter how restrained the parts seem, this is due to the momentum laid under it all by the band's amazing rhythm section which includes bassist Mark Duetrom adding a back and forth between the guitar and drums. The chorus kicks it up a notch when it hits almost out of nowhere out of the slow and deliberate verses, adding an energetic dynamic to mix up the ambient feel. Experimental music is where the Melvins really shine and Tipping the Lion only strengthens this, crafting an airy piece of psychedelic rock. While lacking the punk energy of some of their heavier offerings, this nonetheless is a song that does not disappoint with crunchy guitar riffs and the strange alternating guitar solos that Buzz twists throughout.